Dutch East Indies

Meanings

proper noun

historicalA former Dutch colony in modern-day Indonesia, existing from 1800 to 1949.

Chinese Mandarin 荷屬東印度 /荷属东印度

Danish Hollandsk Ostindien

Dutch Nederlands-Indië, Nederlands-Oost-Indië

German Niederländisch-Indien

Indonesian Hindia Belanda

Japanese 蘭印, オランダ領東インド

蘭印a former Dutch colony in modern-day Indonesia
オランダ領東インド (orandaryou higashi indo)a former Dutch colony in modern-day Indonesia

Malay Hindia Timur Belanda

Polish Holenderskie Indie Wschodnie

Portuguese Índias Orientais Holandesas

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APA

Dutch East Indies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dutch%20East%20Indies

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“Dutch East Indies.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dutch%20East%20Indies. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dutch East Indies,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dutch%20East%20Indies.